Mainstream Democrats once again started raising the disingenuous "electability" argument about Abdul El-Sayed. It's all just a cover to forestall the progressive change that Democratic voters overwhelmingly want.
Abdul El Sayed, Electability, and the Rhetoric of Evil youtu.be/bPn4-Ene1qw?...
Mainstream Democrats once again started raising the disingenuous "electability" argument about Abdul El-Sayed. It's all just a cover to forestall the progressive change that Democratic voters overwhelmingly want.
Abdul El Sayed, Electability, and the Rhetoric of Evil youtu.be/bPn4-Ene1qw?...
When 40 of 47 Democrats voted to oppose sending bombs and bulldozers to Israel, it marked a turning point in American politics. This was a huge step in normalizing U.S. policy in the Mideast, but there is still a lot to do.
The Democrats Have Been Turned On Palestine youtu.be/U_K1wpbu5w8?...
Once again, your reminder that the genocide in #Gaza is not over, not by a long shot.
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Immediate crises can be resolved, but there can be no stability in the region without Palestinians attaining their full rights. It's time Western leaders got that simple fact through their heads.
There Are No Solutions In the Middle East Without Palestine
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When 40 of 47 Democrats voted to oppose sending bombs and bulldozers to Israel, it marked a turning point in American politics. This was a huge step in normalizing U.S. policy in the Mideast, but there is still a lot to do.
The Democrats Have Been Turned On Palestine youtu.be/U_K1wpbu5w8?...
It's clear the Trump administration recognizes the Iran war has been a catastrophe. But while the U.S. may want a way out, the first round of negotiations with Iran showed that finding an exit may be difficult.
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Yep, the #Israeli government sure does want to rein in those violent settlers, don't they?
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Viktor Orbán’s defeat sent shockwaves throughout the world. Israel and the United States, in particular, felt the impact of those waves.
Orbán, Israel and America: The End of an Era
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Things are finally changing. Let's keep pushing and push harder. And let's also not miss the fact that it took a horrific genocide and a disastrous war for so many of our neighbors to start dealing with reality.
This is beyond contemptible. To call Miss Rachel antisemitic and explicitly say that it's SOLELY because she has shown compassion for #Palestinian children is, itself, antisemitic and a profound insult to every Jew who has ever suffered an antisemitic attack responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-antis...
The reaction of #Trump's followers to his "Trump as Jesus" meme showed more outrage than all the cruelty he has shown to millions of people. What kind of Christianity is that?
When Blasphemy Is More Important Than Cruelty, You've Missed the Point
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Desperate to reopen the Strait after the collapse of talks in Islamabad, Trump decides to force them open...with a blockade?
Cutting Through Extra: Trump Declares His Own Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
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While the ceasefire is here, let's take a moment to check in on just how enormous a strategic defeat this war has been for the United States
Iran is the Greatest Strategic Defeat in American History
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The three resolutions were far from radical and have overwhelming support among Democratic voters. Their rejection is a signal of a major political crisis that has to be addressed now.
Dangerous Decisions: DNC Votes Down Three Moderate Resolutions on Israel
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Netanyahu has put Israel on a course of self-destruction. Israelis can change course, but it would require a radical change in policy, esp in allowing FULL human, civl, and national rights to the Palestinians.
False Messiah Syndrome: Netanyahu as Bar Kokhba
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While the ceasefire is here, let's take a moment to check in on just how enormous a strategic defeat this war has been for the United States
Iran is the Greatest Strategic Defeat in American History
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/gPZNEcLYgBI?...
Or listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/33yo...
Only #Israel has an incentive to continue fighting. If there is to be a durable end to this war, the U.S. will be forced to rein in Israel. So far, #Trump is clearly unwilling to do so, as Israel slaughters #Lebanese civilians with wanton abandon.
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#Israel approved an unprecedented 34 new settlements in the #WestBank under the cover of the #Iran War, while no one was paying attention.
You can see from their locations that they are meant to solidify Israel's control of the entire West Bank.
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There's no trust in international relations, but there are norms. The consistent violations of those norms by Trump & Netanyahu have made it harder to find a formula to end this illegal war they started.
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There's no trust in international relations, but there are norms. The consistent violations of those norms by Trump & Netanyahu have made it harder to find a formula to end this illegal war they started.
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A sheer war crime. This is one of the premier universities in the field of civil engineering in the world. Absolutely inexcusable, and it is likely to lead to retaliation in the region in kind. And all for no reason.
Iran's former foreign minister comes up with a proposal to end the war. It would stand only a small chance of working even if he hadn't failed to consider two major factors: Israel and Lebanon.
Iran's Zarif Tries but Fails to Resolve the War
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In their attempt to use Hasan Piker as a weapon to discredit progressives and the left, centrist Democrats show they've learned nothing from the catastrophe they brought upon the world in 2024.
Democrats Are Turning 2026 Into 2024 open.substack.com/pub/mitchell...
#Trump faces a disaster of his own making in #Iran. He had no plan to address Iran's predictable retaliation, including closing the Strait of Hormuz, but even if he did, he faces another problem: #Israel, his disastrous choice for a partner in crime.
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Post-American Mideast Politics
The conflict in Iran is set to change the Middle East, if not the world.
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Donald Trump is again threatening to leave NATO. Whether that's good or bad, it raises the question of whether he actually has the power to do it. The answer is not clear-cut.
Can Trump leave NATO
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The Orange Idiot threatened, earlier today, to attack Iran's desalination plants among other things.
Even by his standards, that would be monumentally stupid. Here's why.
